Sterling P. Strong
Sterling Price Strong (August 17, 1862 – March 28, 1936) was a U.S. Representative from Texas.
Born on a farm near Jefferson City, Missouri, Strong moved to Texas in 1871 with his parents, who settled in Montague County. He attended the rural schools of
Poughkeepsie, New York
, in 1884.
County clerk of Montague County 1884-1888 and 1898-1904.
Engrossing clerk of the State senate in 1889.
County and district clerk of Hale County 1889-1892.
Traveling salesman 1892-1898 and 1911-1932.
Cashier in the National Bank of Bowie, Texas from 1908 to 1911.
He served as member of Texas State Democratic executive committee 1900-1902.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1930.
Strong was elected at-large as a Democrat to the Seventy-third Congress (March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1934. He died in Dallas on March 28, 1936 and was interred in Old Oak Cliff Cemetery.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Sterling P. Strong (id: S001019)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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